Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Askam had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Askam, with the one closest to Askam listed first.
- Warrior Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Luzerne County
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- Sugar Notch
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugar Notch is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Notch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Nanticoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Solomon Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Solomon Gap is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Gap
- Ashley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plymouth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plymouth Junction is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Junction
- Plymouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Nanticoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nanticoke
- Wanamie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wanamie is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanamie
- Mountain Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes-Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Penobscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
- Laurel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cease Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cease Mills is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cease Mills
- Hunlock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
- Slocum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Rita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rita is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
- Glen Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Forty Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Luzerne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Askam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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